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http://www.gedichtblog.deThey say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...

Desert_Storm wrote:In the subway: JS Mill - Utilitarism
At home: Song of Ice and Fire 2. an amazing book really.

And, are you a utilitarian yet?

http://www.gedichtblog.deThey say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...

rdyfrde wrote:The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends: A Very Trippy Miscellany

It's actually an interesting books about the history of drugs and famous people who have abused it. Though it's done in an amusing way and not a text book sort of way if you get my meaning

Just 'abuse', or any kind of 'use'? Or are you one of the people who thinks 'drug use' and 'drug abuse' are equivalent?

I'm now reading Category Theory by Steve Awodey. Which is a great book if you want to learn category theory.

You charge each other for the time and breath it takes to say 'good morning',
But the truth is slowly dawning -- things are getting out of hand,
We all pursue our shattered dreams along the roads to our own ruin --
Watch our empires sink and wash away like castles made of sand.
And so cast off the lies that are your lives and find the truth within. -- Martin Walkyier

I'm reading The Dark Tower books, and in case someone hasn't heard, yesterday it was announced the adaptation will be - 3 feature films and 2 seasons of series in between. The first film and season will be directed by Ron Howard

oh, and you all really should read anathem. it's one of the best books i've ever read.

YEE-HAW MOTHERFUCKER!

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which
I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
it’s a very very...

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Joost wrote:
I'm now reading Category Theory by Steve Awodey. Which is a great book if you want to learn category theory.

Awodey was actually part of the Philosophy of Mathematics workshop we had here two years ago. The one where I barely understood anything. Is that book even remotely understandable for someone like me?

http://www.gedichtblog.deThey say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...

Joost wrote:
I'm now reading Category Theory by Steve Awodey. Which is a great book if you want to learn category theory.

Awodey was actually part of the Philosophy of Mathematics workshop we had here two years ago. The one where I barely understood anything. Is that book even remotely understandable for someone like me?

I think you already answered that question yourself. But, knowing that your mathematical background is quite limited, I can't say I'm surprised that you understood so little. (Parts of the second half of the book are quite challenging for me as well.) And I'm not sure I would put a lot of category theory in a philosophy of mathematics workshop. There are connections between category theory and foundations of mathematics, but they are quite recent, and so far it hasn't played a main role in it...

(For a good overview of the philosophy of mathematics, personally I would suggest Thinking about Mathematics by Stewart Shapiro: it provides a good and accurate overview, while still being quite accessible (I guess) for non-mathematicians.)

You charge each other for the time and breath it takes to say 'good morning',
But the truth is slowly dawning -- things are getting out of hand,
We all pursue our shattered dreams along the roads to our own ruin --
Watch our empires sink and wash away like castles made of sand.
And so cast off the lies that are your lives and find the truth within. -- Martin Walkyier

Anyone read American Psycho? While I found the movie quite awesome, the book is... well psychotic, and the way it is written - it gets on your nerves. It has some important, interesting points, but I can barely continue. If anyone has read it, please state your opinion.

Desert_Storm wrote:In the subway: JS Mill - Utilitarism
At home: Song of Ice and Fire 2. an amazing book really.

And, are you a utilitarian yet?

I'll decide that as soon as I'm sure whether becoming one would be of greater use than not becoming one What about you?

Concerning ASOIAF: Am I the only one whose admiration for the book decreases in proportion to the increase of magic while the story develops? In other words, could someone suggest me some books in the same style without the magical elements?

I am just about to start reading the Hyperion Quartet by Dan Simmons, so that should keep me busy for a few months! Both books are massive, I read the first two books (before they were compiled into one book) years ago but never knew he had released the second two books (also combined into one book now) so I am looking forward to this immensely!

Preparing a couple of classes this fall semester. I just finished reading Don Delillo's White Noise which I can only recommend. Brilliant. First of his novels I ever looked into and I love it.
After finishing it, I started Carlos Fuentes' The Old Gringo. I also have Mark Twain's A Tramp Abroad on my nightstand.

I'm a beginner on the forum... I just start with subjects I like, as reading...

This week I began reading a book from Danish writer Jørn Riel, Arluk. It's the second book of the trilogy titled The Song for the one who wants to live (I don't know if it's the correct English translation). It's a book on Inuit's colonization of Greenland. It's a mix between poetic atmosphere, violence, soft erotism and magic.

Then I have to say that I'm reading the Warcraft books atm, and I find them really good kinda messed upp story, but really really good ^^ Except from that I've just read Metro 2033, and that book is awesome! I'm waiting for the follow up Metro 2034 to come out in english/swedish so I can start reading it :>

Finished Michael Moorock's "A Sailor on the Seas of Fate" and I'm as good as done with "The Innkeeper's Song" by Peter S. Beagle... I will most likely start A.J. Jacobs' "The Year of Living Biblically- one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible" tonight... might be fun

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Anyone know there's an Elric comic written by Moorcock himself and drawn by Walter Simonson? It tells of the events before the very first Elric novel, it can be found here (Amazon is out of stock, but they have links to other sellers that aren't) and is generally worth looking for.

And if you have trouble finding that there's also the new trilogy about Elric in modern times which starts with "The Dreamthief's Daughter".